Hannah Xue Jia Dederick (born Xua Jia on 20 November 2002) is an American Paralympic athlete of Chinese descent who competes in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events in international level events.

Early life

Dederick was abandoned at a city hospital's steps in Suzhou as a baby before being adopted to an orphanage. She was adopted by a volunteer at the orphanage who took her to Oxford, Alabama in 2006. After living there for almost 4 years, she then moved with her family to Spokane, Washington in 2012 . When she was brought to the United States for the first time, her adopted family and the orphanage's volunteers were able to raise funds to enable Dederick to have

corrective surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...

to fix her spina bifida.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dederick, Hannah 2002 births Living people American sportspeople of Chinese descent Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States American female wheelchair racers Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Spokane, Washington Sportspeople from Suzhou 21st-century American sportswomen People with spina bifida